lisa_ann's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
adrayreads's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Love that this book mixes Oxford with murdery vibes. I also loved that every other chapter was before (the murder) and after. I feel like that format keeps you turning pages! Thought I had the ending figured out and was completely blindsided in the last couple pages! Highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
spritz44's review
adventurous
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
jackiesbookshelf's review
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
vikreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was a decent thriller. I feel like the storyline is repetitive to other thrillers I’ve read. College murder, friends shattered and can’t move on, then solving it later. I read 3 books last year with the same plot.
It is a coming of age story told through
two timelines which I think the author did rather well. The first half of the book however, is incredibly slow and I almost didn’t want to finish it. It picked up, and I actually didn’t guess the “who done it”, which is rare so giving it extra points for that! Overall - the book was too long and drawn out in the beginning, but it picks up if you can make it through that. The second half was much better and I thought the ending was good.
It is a coming of age story told through
two timelines which I think the author did rather well. The first half of the book however, is incredibly slow and I almost didn’t want to finish it. It picked up, and I actually didn’t guess the “who done it”, which is rare so giving it extra points for that! Overall - the book was too long and drawn out in the beginning, but it picks up if you can make it through that. The second half was much better and I thought the ending was good.
jaller's review
4.0
Another plot twister from this author. I’ll be honest, she’s in my head at this point, so I think I was mostly messing with myself - is it the husband? That feels too obvious but maybe she’s going to fake me out. Or is it the narrator? Or what about the friend? I did figure it out around 80% of the way through, although it was someone I’d suspected earlier and then eliminated. I should have known!
Anyway, I liked the time hopping and the overall plot. I did find it a bit slow to start, but as with all of her books, it picked up steam about halfway through. A solid 4 star thriller.
Anyway, I liked the time hopping and the overall plot. I did find it a bit slow to start, but as with all of her books, it picked up steam about halfway through. A solid 4 star thriller.